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The City That Died, and the City That Never Sleeps
Williamsburg, Virginia founded: 1632. New York City founded: 1624. Both these cities were founded at roughly the same time. Both these cities served as early colonial/state capitals and important events of early American History occurred in both these cites. But something …
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Ancient Concrete Lasts Longer than Modern Concrete
I looked out of the concrete military battery. It was slowly decaying and being reclaimed by nature. This battery at Fort Washington Park was built circa 1900, and was built to withstand a military bombardment, yet less than 100 years …
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Two Little Known Facts About the Origin of the American National Anthem
Two Little Known Facts About the Origin of the American National Anthem For a song that is so often performed, the story behind the creation of Star Spangled Banner is only told in its most incomplete form. The incomplete version …
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6 Hidden Gems Worth Finding in Washington DC
I work as a tour guide in Washington DC and recently wrote a blog post for my company, Urban Adventures,which was featured on their global page. I wanted to share that blog post with the readers of this blog. -Stephen …
July 4th is NOT the day the United States Declared Independence!
On July 4th we celebrate American Independence. Yet I find it important to remember that July 4th is NOT the day the United States declared independence from Britain. Independence was declared on July 2nd 1776. In fact, John Adams wrote …
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How Many Continents are There? I can’t tell you because I am not sure what a continent is.
How Many Continents are There? I can’t tell you because I am not sure what a continent is. The word continent is ill defined, for this reason if asked “How many continents are there?” I can answer in three different …
Port Royal: The Pirate City God Smote
When you watch the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, one of the main settings is a town called “Port Royal.” While the town in the films it completely fictionalized, it is in fact based off a very real place: Port …